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Good ideea !!

As long as it can be balanced (and it could be balanced), then i think Yes. (Depending on the item)- the cost to get to an AV cd version is substantial, so its not like everyone can easily get to it, and once the cd is customized, you can't change it, so if u want a different spec you have to get to an AV version Again, which again takes substantial awd/resources. Another reason its good is well, AV items can only make 20 of them at 30/100 so thats 620 reps total from a cd in 20 items, so its not That much, it is a lot but not that much considering how much of the normal item you have to make to be able to get that custom cd.


overall i like it, but the dev would place limits on how far you can go, for the 3 areas in both directions (increase, decrease)

sounds nice i am all for faster reload

I don't think the weapons and HK's ladders were calculated for each item manually. It's quite obvious there's a mathematical formula that (at each skill level) balances speed, range and damage.
I mean, look at this:

Obviously skill level serves as a base, which is divided between the 3 attributes.

Actually the skill graph isn't linear ofc, it takes more skillpoints to reach higher levels. Therefore the data in my table is also a bit off. But it's good enough to give a general idea why those AV-versions that are closer to the main weapon (skill-requirement-wise), also have smaller difference in specs -  and vice versa.

The same formula could be used to fine-tune items "on the fly".


Consider, however:
- in PvE (for skilling) faster is better
- in PvP higher single damage is most important. Actually, you'll be lucky if u can do even few points of damage after armor/avoids. Therefore single high damage becomes so incredibly important that u will have to give up everything, both reload and the range to squeeze out that last damage point possible.


Therefore i know exactly what will happen if you release those attributes.
Instantly there will be 2 versions from each weapon: max dmg version and max reload version... and that's it, no more variety.


OK, maybe few max range tagging guns will be made too, just for fun... althou it's possible we are already pretty close to the engine limit with the Kashtan ZB-8's range.

Also important to some people are the other costs to use rifles - crafting cost (which we're saying would be increased by modifications) and ammo use. If the amount of ammo used per shot can be reduced enough to offset the increased crafting cost it would make it cheaper overall to use an AV version.